I'll admit, I was just interested because I love LEGOs, and I wound up quite surprised by the messages packed into this thing. There's a little criticism of the management of the LEGO brand, as well, but I think the larger themes comment on the forces that put this movie into motion in the first place.
My brother thinks I'm reading a little too much into it.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I took my little sister to see it (clearly not because I wanted to see it all by myself), and had a great time. You may be reading a bit too much into it, but now that I've read your ideas I see them too.
And darn you - now I have "Everything is Awesome" stuck in my head. It's my favorite jam! :)
The clues that makes me think the movie is about more than just how to play with building blocks are as follows:
* The villain is named Lord Business. * Batman is prominent in the movie but used to mercilessly ridicule the treatment of the character that made Warner Bros a gabajillion dollars over the last decade. Other licensed properties also get tweaked, but Batman is the poster-child for this. * The writers themselves were obviously trying to make a meaningful movie out of what was supposed to be a glorified commercial.
I have to think there was intention behind that.
And yes, "Everything is Awesome" is almost certainly scientifically calculated to stay stuck in your head for a week. I've been singing it to myself whenever I'm alone, and I'm especially lousy at remembering lyrics.
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My brother thinks I'm reading a little too much into it.
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And darn you - now I have "Everything is Awesome" stuck in my head. It's my favorite jam! :)
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* The villain is named Lord Business.
* Batman is prominent in the movie but used to mercilessly ridicule the treatment of the character that made Warner Bros a gabajillion dollars over the last decade. Other licensed properties also get tweaked, but Batman is the poster-child for this.
* The writers themselves were obviously trying to make a meaningful movie out of what was supposed to be a glorified commercial.
I have to think there was intention behind that.
And yes, "Everything is Awesome" is almost certainly scientifically calculated to stay stuck in your head for a week. I've been singing it to myself whenever I'm alone, and I'm especially lousy at remembering lyrics.
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